Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Crime Data Reporting topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Committee favors resolution urging improved NIBRS reporting and use of existing Crime in Louisiana reports
Summary
Senate Judiciary B unanimously reported HCR 52, which asks the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and local agencies to improve crime‑data reporting. Witnesses clarified the commission already publishes annual 'Crime in Louisiana' reports and discussed working with law enforcement to identify specific barriers to NIBRS compliance.
HCR 52, carried in the Senate by Senator Duplessis on behalf of Representative Marcel, asks the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and state and local law‑enforcement agencies to improve National Incident‑Based Reporting System (NIBRS) reporting.
Rebecca Taylor Hill of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement told the committee the resolution cited outdated figures and clarified that, as of 2025, 79% of law‑enforcement agencies in Louisiana are certified in NIBRS (297 agencies), with another 47 agencies in the certification process. Hill said the commission already publishes an annual report, Crime in Louisiana, that includes NIBRS progress and is distributed to state leadership and national statistical partners.
Mary Lee Montgomery of Louisiana Progress, who helped draft the resolution, said proposed amendments (to be filed between committee and floor) would remove the outdated statistic and instead ask the commission to include itemized deficiencies, changes in certification status, and monthly compliance information in its existing Crime in Louisiana reporting. She emphasized the resolution’s cooperative framing: “What do you guys need?” to achieve higher reporting compliance instead of punitive measures.
The committee had no amendments on the day and reported the resolution favorably by unanimous consent. Committee members and witnesses said they will coordinate language changes and work with the commission to produce a practical path to increased NIBRS compliance and clearer reporting on remaining barriers.
